The Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999, 17 of 1999, (Rep., 23 of 2016)

Section 5

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

5. In section 40 of the principal Act, the words and figures "or makes or causes to be made an application for the grant of a patent outside India in contravention of section 39" shall be omitted. Amendment of section 64.

Source: India Code